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is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl

sam here with another question. is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl ? i realize i'm gonna get ripped a new a-hole however this is not a joke question. honest answers please i can take the heat

as crazy as it sounds it seams perfectly logical to me. now here is what i did using my 2013 dell pc windows 7 32bit.

using foobar 2000 with the convolver dsp filter i made an impulse file consisting of a 1 second wave file extracted at 32 / 88 

from the intro to pink floyds us and them on 1st press vintage vinyl u.k harvest label. just the surface noise before the music 

starts and applied the impulse file to a digital album to see if the digital album now sounds like vintage vinyl.here's the results

not sure if i made the digital audio sound worse or really what i achieved ? feedback will help me decide if i should

abandoned this pipe dream and move on. source is digital download flac 16/44 same source for both before/after samples.

audio sample 1: http://pc.cd/GB3

audio sample 2 (impulse applied) http://pc.cd/7eA

audio sample 3: http://pc.cd/7DP7

audio sample 4 (impulse applied) http://pc.cd/bw2

audio sample 5: http://pc.cd/3etrtalK

audio sample 6 (impulse applied) http://pc.cd/lTf7
guitarsam
guitarsam OP
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sam here again and this time i made an impulse file for processing digital audio from an 8-track tape from 1978 100% analog not sure if any of that sound was transferred to the digital album. due to the placebo effect i’m not sure if it made any difference please listen to before/after and let me know if you can hear any difference when the 8-track impulse filter i made was applied to sample (2) and if so did i make it sound worse?

original. http://u.pc.cd/wDF

impulse. http://u.pc.cd/Ag2ctalK

vinyl (2006) http://u.pc.cd/hs7otalK
asvjerry's avatar
asvjerry
5,103 posts
 
Digital>vintage....

Pack up everything and lock up in a closet.

In 20 years, open closet, set up everything as before.

Compare with 2030 equipment.

Viola'.

The difference ought to be obvious.

Cheers, J

"Patience may a virtue, but it's also a PIA."
asvjerry's avatar
asvjerry
5,103 posts
 
..'cuse, 2040 equipment...likely subcutaneous.

Be sure to pay the monthly installment....I fear the 'late charge' may be really unpleasant....;)
cakyol's avatar
cakyol
940 posts
 
Why would you want to do that ?

If you must, add some crackle and pop and voila. 

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